Staff Nurse - Satellite Clinics (Outpatient)

Provides direct patient care and coordinates patient care-related activities using the scientific process of nursing. Nursing care is given to Paediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric populations. General - Provides age-specific patient-centered care utilizing the nursing process - Performs patient assessment using appropriate, problem-focused, and age-specific assessment techniques - Performs continual critical care assessment of patient and family's physical and psychological needs - Involves the patient, significant others, and health care providers in the plan of care when appropriate - Collaborates with a multi-disciplinary team to provide patient care - Coordinates and plans critical care/clinical pathway, and prioritizes care, based on individual needs. Revise the care plan as necessary - Initiates appropriate transfer plan - Recognizes subtle cues to anticipate potential problems - Documents all relevant data in the medical record according to hospital/departmental standards - Ensures availability and maintenance of supplies and equipment needed for the unit and patient care - Performs clerical duties when needed - Assumes responsibility for meeting Joint Commission International Accreditation (JCIA) required mandatory education (e.g. fire, safety, infection control and others) - Participates in staff meetings and unit committees/projects - Participates in developing and achieving unit goals - Maintains a safe environment for patients and staff - Performs safe handling and administrating of Narcotic/Controlled and Semi-Controlled Drugs and documentation as directed by policies and procedures - Ensures completion of unit competencies i.e. pain management, and utilization of Emergency department devices - Maintains clinical and professional competency based on the latest research and established standards of practice - Completes yearly, the critical care nursing competencies (basic) - Participates in unit-based Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) activities (data collection, CQI teams, incident reporting, customer complaint reporting, medication error reporting etc.) - Participates in ongoing educational activities - Maintains mandatory educational requirements - Performs additional duties when required Satellite Clinic Specific - Identifies the patient accurately - Identifies and responds to urgent/emergencies appropriately and directs team members - Provides Nursing Care to patients before and post-procedure - Books patient for appointment, procedure, or treatment according to treatment plan - Follows up on patients' diagnostic tests and coordinate with physicians to inform patients about their results, treatment, or if a follow-up is needed with a physician - Keeps consultation rooms stocked and clean before and after the patient has been seen - Ensures patient education is provided upon discharge - Checks crash cart, refrigeration temperature checklist, etc - Reports medical equipment due for Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) monthly - Addresses urgent care cases with the physician - Addresses all Customer Relationship Management (CRM) tasks on time - Calls patients to inform them of approved labs and images and ensure scheduling takes place - Updates all patients about the status of their requests - Follows up with the insurance coordinators on approvals needed QUALIFICATIONS: - Bachelor's degree in nursing (minimum of three (3) years full-time course duration) or Degree in Nursing (minimum two (2) years course duration) and Registration as a Registered Nurse from Canada, USA, UK, Ireland, South Africa, New Zealand, and Australia - For UAE nationals graduates of UAE or non-UAE universities are exempted from the experience and clinical training requirements for the applied title. (UAE nationals must submit a copy of their birth certificate and the mother's family book) - Non-UAE national graduates from UAE universities are required to successfully complete six (6) months of clinical training post-graduation in an APS health facility (except for Registered and assistant Nurse titles) - Must hold a valid License/Registration to practice in their home country and/or country of last employment (where applicable) - Must hold a minimum of a valid Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification or others according to the scope of practice PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: - Minimum of two (2) years of recent post-graduate experience - Knowledge of and ability to render care and services based on age, appropriateness, and developmental needs of patients - Skills in the assessment of patient and family's physical and psychological needs - Skills in coordination and planning of care and prioritizing care based on individual needs - Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification is essential